Position Vector, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
Position Vector, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Position Vector of an Object in 2D Motion, Velocity Vector of an Object in 2D Motion, Direction of Acceleration Vector of an Object in 2D Motion & Components of Acceleration Vector of an Object in 2D Motion etc.
Important Questions on Position Vector, Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
A body of moves in the plane under the action of a force given by Assuming that the body is at rest at time the velocity of the body at is:

The position vector of a particle is The velocity of the particle is:

A body is simultaneously given two velocities, one due east and other due north-west. Calculate the resultant velocity.

One of the rectangular components of an acceleration of is . Calculate the other component in .

A train is moving eastward at . A waiter is walking eastward at and a fly is charging towards the north across the waiter's tray at . What is the velocity of the fly relative to Earth.

For the given values of acceleration vector, what will be the resultant magnitude of the acceleration?
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Give the answer in terms of .

The resultant of two vectors is perpendicular to first vector of magnitude . If the resultant has magnitude , then magnitude of second vector is ( Give answer in )

The vector joining the points and and pointing from to is

At which point of a projectile motion, acceleration and velocity are perpendicular to each other?

A particle has an initial velocity of and an acceleration of . Its speed after is

How can we get the instantaneous acceleration vector from the given velocity vectors of a body in circular motion? Will this acceleration change the magnitude of velocity vector?

How will you find the direction of average acceleration of a moving body in 2D if the final and initial velocity vectors are given? Explain with the help of a diagram.

For the given values of acceleration vector, what will be the resultant magnitude of the acceleration?
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Which of the formula is magnitude of the acceleration vector?

What will be resultant acceleration if

Derive the expression for angle between acceleration vector and one of its component vectors when components are given.

For motion in two or three dimensions, velocity and acceleration vectors may have any angle between 0° and _____ between them.

Direction of average acceleration in vector in two dimensions is always in the direction of change in velocity vector.

A particle starts form the origin at , with a velocity . When a certain force is applied on it, the position of the particle is . What is the velocity of the particle at ?

The position of the particle is given by where is in seconds. Find the magnitude and direction of the at .
